Winter 2015 TLJ

CPE#355: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Check Out
a Human Book!
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Human books are
people who choose to share
Nancy Goebel
their stories. Patrons can meet
and learn from someone they never considered
“reading”: a refugee, a person who is disabled,
a homeless person. Discover more about this
movement, including public response, benefits,
and guidance on conducting an event.
Nancy Goebel, Augustana Campus Library,
University of Alberta.
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#356: SBEC .5
Dan vs. Dan: Winning Author Visits
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Dan Gutman Dan Yaccarino
Dan Gutman
and Dan
Yaccarino use
their made-up
online feud to
create
engaging
library visits, social media buzz, and interest in
their books. Catch them in action! Who will
win this epic literary smackdown A CRT
business meeting precedes the program.
Dan Gutman, HarperCollins Children’s Books; and
Dan Yaccarino, Macmillan Children’s Publishing
Group & Penguin Random House.
Children’s Round Table and Texas Association of
School Librarians.
CPE#358: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Distance Learning Collaborative Tools
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Panelists will review online collaborative tools
that can be integrated to enhance library
instruction classes for distance as well as
traditional learners. Audience members will
have an opportunity to evaluate the tools
presented.
Karen Holt, Library, University of Texas-Pan
American; and Arta Kabashi, Amigos Library
Services.
Distance E-Learning Round Table, Media & Related
Technologies Round Table, and Texas State
Library & Archives Commission.
CPE#357: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
How to Handle Censorship Challenges
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Many librarians will deal with censorship
efforts at some point in their careers. Materials
challenges are disruptive to a library’s
operations and unsettling for staff. The panel
offers strategies and resources to help you and
your library come through a difficult time
stronger than ever.
Victoria C. Kemp, Flower Mound Public Library;
Patricia F. Peters, Decatur Public Library; and
Ellen Thibodeaux, Eastside Memorial
High School, Austin ISD.
Intellectual Freedom Committee.
CPE#359: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
The New ACRL
Framework
for Information Literacy
for Higher Education
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Trudi E. Jacobson
Librarians are
reframing and reimagining
information literacy standards.
Explore the new ACRL
Information Literacy Framework
with leaders of this exciting initiative. Learn
how institutions can design instructional
curricula that meet the needs of student
populations.
Craig Gibson, Thompson Library, Ohio State
University; and Trudi E. Jacobson,
University at Albany, SUNY.
Library Instruction Round Table.
CPE#360: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Nuts and Bolts of Improving
Efficiency in Public Libraries
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Pressed to do more with less Texas librarians
describe how they improved operations and
efficiency by maximizing staff resources
through workflow and job description analysis,
cross training, customer empowerment, and
building design.
Shelley Holley, Frisco Public Library; Kate P. Horan,
McAllen Public Library; and Maria Redburn,
Bedford Public Library.
Texas Municipal Library Directors Association,
Conference Program Committee, and TALL Texans
Round Table.
CPE#343: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Oh Behave! Behavioral Interviews
1:00 - 1:50 pm
How do you tackle the behavioral interview
What kinds of questions are asked and how do
you answer them
Karen Landolt, McCombs School of Business,
University of Texas at Austin.
Conference Local Arrangements Committee.
CPE#361: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Promoting Arts Programming
in the Library
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Libraries are embracing arts programming to
target and attract new audiences. Speakers will
offer tips to engage communities, strategies
to promote events, and ideas to identify the
library as an arts-friendly organization.
Morgan Gieringer, Special Libraries, University of
North Texas Libraries; Claire B. Gunnels, Lone Star
College-CyFair Branch Library; Lisa Youngblood,
Harker Heights Public Library.
Public Relations & Marketing Committee.
CPE#362: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Social Media and Marketing
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Libraries are using social media to share
content, collaborate, and market library
services. Panelists will review the use of
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and
others to support library operations and goals.
Learn what works for particular libraries and
preview online trends.
Cesar Garza, Faulk Central Library, Austin Public
Library, Virgina Haynie Gause, University of Texas-
Pan American; and Katelyn Patterson, Connecting
Texas Libraries Statewide (CTLS).
Conference Program Committee.
CPE#363: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
Syncing Technology and Literature
TEKS in the Elementary Library
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Create integrated technology and literature
lessons that cover the TEKS and provide for
higher level thinking while keeping it simple
and easy to present. Speakers will share flexible
lessons that can be shortened for rotation/time
constraints or expanded for more depth.
Sally Rasch, Carroll Elementary School; and Jessica
Scheller, Eiland Elementary, Klein ISD.
Texas Association of School Librarians.
CPE#366: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
TexShare Database Update
1:00 - 1:50 pm
TexShare staff provides an annual review
of program resources and content updates.
Promotional tools and training to maximize
TexShare use at your library will be included.
Jay Velgos and Russlene Waukechon, Library
Development and Networking Division, Texas State
Library & Archives Commission.
Texas State Library & Archives Commission.
CPE#364: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
The Tween/Teen Librarian Team:
Collaborative Programming
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Round Rock Public Library (RRPL)
implemented a program for tweens and teens
– two traditionally distinct groups – as a way
to keep tweens active in the library during
their difficult bridge years between childhood
and adolescence. Learn how RRPL built this
program, brought in-house departments
together in partnership, and assessed the
program’s effectiveness.
Jane Dance and Amy German, Youth Services,
Round Rock Public Library.
Young Adult Round Table and Texas Association
of School Librarians.
CPE#367: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0
US Citizenship Toolkit
1:00 - 1:50 pm
The free Civics and Citizenship Toolkit
contains educational materials to help
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